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COVID-19
Hope Is Not a Given. We Must Cultivate It Together.
Kelly Hayes and Tanuja Jagernauth discuss the practice of hope.
One Billionaire Has Been Created Every 30 Hours During Pandemic, Oxfam Says
Inequality “literally kills,” says a new Oxfam International report, which calls for taxing billionaires.
The Greatest Trick COVID Ever Pulled Was Convincing the World It Didn’t Exist
The push to rose-color even the grimmest data stumbles over immunocompromised people like me.
End of Free School Meals Will Be Catastrophic for Kids
Authorization to allow schools to serve free meals to all students is set to expire on June 30.
Capitalism Is to Blame for How Quickly US COVID Deaths Reached 1 Million
The idea of obeying science when it might cost multibillion-dollar corporations their market share was heresy.
Meatpacking Industry Was Indifferent to Worker Safety Amid COVID, Report Shows
A new congressional report details the meatpacking industry's callousness toward the health of its workers.
Mass Protest Is Rising — Can It Confront Global Capitalism?
Capitalism is pushing to expand on the backs of working masses who can tolerate no more hardship and deprivation.
Trump Judge’s Anti-Mask Ruling Continues to Imperil Travelers as COVID Rises
The anti-mask ruling issued by a Trump-appointed judge has badly stymied the CDC’s power to protect travelers.
Nobel Laureates and Former World Leaders Push Biden to Fund Global COVID Fight
“Billions of people are being ignored as many parts of the rich world turn away from them,” the experts warned.
100 Million New COVID Infections Could Be Just Months Away
The federal government should prepare fully for the next COVID surge, drawing on hard-earned knowledge and tools.